Cape Breton athletes competed in the Challenge St. Andrews triathlon in New Brunswick on Sunday. In the back row from left are Corey Deveaux, Mike Morrison, Andreas Burger, Allan MacKenzie, Tim Brooks, Donnie Hamilton, Dave Dalgliesh, Julie Curwin and Chris Milburn. In the middle row from left are Jarret Gosbee, George Jessen, Stephanie Myles, Kristine Mayer, Sarah Penny, Glen Basso, Lisa MacKenzie and Todd Crowdis. In the front row from left are Karen Campbell, Christine MacDonald, Chrissy Smith and Collette Smith. Missing from the photo is Paul Babin.

Milburn finished 14th among male competitors in a time of four hours, 31 minutes and 17 seconds. He completed the 1.9-kilometre swim in 28:19, the 91-kilometre bike ride in 2:28:25 and the 21-kilometre run in 1:28:26.

Following close behind was Corey Deveaux of Sydney, who finished 16th among men in a time of 4:32:42. His times were 29:14 for the swim, 2:29:23 for the bike and 1:28:41 for the run.

Allan MacKenzie of Sydney crossed the finish line in 4:37:22 for 22nd among male competitors, with times of 29:27 (swim), 2:33:33 (bike) and 1:28:42 (run). Mabou’s Andreas Burger finished 25th among male athletes in 4:39:23, boasting times of 31:34 (swim), 2:33:32 (bike) and 1:27:38 (run).

Other finishers included Tim Brooks of Baddeck in 4:59:27; Stephanie Myles of Sydney in 5:38:13; Dave Dalgliesh of Leitches Creek (5:47:16); Glenn Basso of New Waterford in 5:57:04; Todd Crowdis of Sydney in 6:00:08; Sarah Penney of Sydney in 6:02:50; Mike Morrison of Sydney Forks in 6:03:02; George Jessen of Sydney in 6:11:33; Christine MacDonald of Sydney in 6:19:31; Karen Campbell of Sydney in 6:24:27; Jarret Gosbee of Sydney in 6:35:27; Paul Babin of Sydney in 7:10:36 and Lisa MacKenzie of Sydney in 8:20:48.

Julie Curwin of Sydney finished second overall in the aquabike event, which includes the 1.9-kilometre swim and 91-kilometre bike ride. She crossed the line in 3:09:37, with times of 27:48 in the swim and 2:36:34 in the bike ride. Tara Ross of Moncton finished first in a time of 3:07:49.

Donnie Hamilton of Sydney placed fourth among men in the aquabike in 3:39:44, with times of 34:44 (swim) and 2:57:46 (bike). Colette Smith of Glace Bay placed seventh among women with a time of 4:13:12, completing the swim in 39:37 and the bike ride in 3:23:52.

In the team event, Kristine Mayer handled the swimming duties for her team, Pan Pan, as they finished in third place in 5:31:52. Mayer finished the swim in 37:33.

Another local competitor, Chrissy Smith of Glace Bay, competed in the sprint distance. She crossed the finish line in 1:26:54 to finished fourth among female athletes with times of 18:25 in the 750-metre swim, 41:03 in the 20-kilometre bike ride and 25:25 in the five-kilometre run.

Cape Breton athletes competed in the Challenge St. Andrews triathlon in New Brunswick on Sunday. In the back row from left are Corey Deveaux, Mike Morrison, Andreas Burger, Allan MacKenzie, Tim Brooks, Donnie Hamilton, Dave Dalgliesh, Julie Curwin and Chris Milburn. In the middle row from left are Jarret Gosbee, George Jessen, Stephanie Myles, Kristine Mayer, Sarah Penny, Glen Basso, Lisa MacKenzie and Todd Crowdis. In the front row from left are Karen Campbell, Christine MacDonald, Chrissy Smith and Collette Smith. Missing from the photo is Paul Babin.